February 2012
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Fatima Al Qadiri - "Hip Hop Spa"
DOSSIER: New Media
Music Wednesdays — Brooklyn, NY-based producer and musician Fatima Al Qadiri creates lovely soundscapes, and this track is a great example. Full of synthesized pads, haunting reverb-laden vocals that give the impression of being in a massive, reflective space, and chilling arpeggios, “Hip Hop Spa” is, sometimes, just where I’d like to be.
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Arab Resource and Organizing Center is hiring →
Please help AROC find qualified candidates for this position. Spread the word to your networks! AROC is a membership based organization led by a Collective comprised of paid staff and volunteer members. Volunteer members of the Collective and AROC General Members contribute much of the programmatic work and political direction of the organization. The Executive Director will be responsible for...
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Maii Waleed - Warda w Na7la (A Flower and A Bee) +...
There is a lot of music by Arab artists online—so many different genres, styles… Every Wednesday it is always a challenge to decide what to post. After sifting through tens of tracks, I decided on this charming indie pop song by Alexandrian artist Maii Waleed. Fun listening!
On another note entirely, I stumbled upon this:
For those of you who are into remixing or sampling, this is like...
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RewindStopPlay →
DOSSIER: New Media
Blogs worth a browse: After a long absence, we’re back with a blog recommendation! Designer Nour Tabet’s blog “RewindStopPlay” explores various aspects of graphic design from social to packaging. Look out for Nour’s work in the upcoming issue of Kalimat (and for her appearance in our campaign video!)
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Slogans from Syria: Occupied Kafrnbl
Locales enter history for a variety of reasons: beautiful scenery, a flattering mention in a novel or a movie, becoming a site for a major battle, the bed of a revolution, or even the birthplace of a celebrity.
Kafr-Inbol sets a precedent in that it will be remembered as a major producer of some of the wittiest signs and cartoons for the Syrian Revolution so much so that the age-honored custodians...
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Sheikh Emam - "Dawar Ya Kalam"
DOSSIER: New Media
Music Wednesdays — The musical figure of singer and oud player Sheikh Emam has been an omnipresent figure in the political developments of the past half century. His voice (and the poetry of his musical partner Ahmed Fouad Negm and many others) has been described as “the voice of justice.” He’s been a sort of witness and his words come back in to relevance...
Upcoming Release: More Remixaat (another sneak...
DOSSIER: New Media
The process of taking these old songs we love and doing something fun with them is far from straightforward. Sometimes remixers will have a standard blueprint for how they use elements of the original track, shaping to fit their own style.
Here I found that each track had its own potential in its distinct elements. Sometimes I only chose small bits and a mawwaal (like in our...
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Upcoming release: Remixaat
We’re very excited for the upcoming release of our first album—Remixaat, featuring remixes from collection of our favourite songs by Arab artists, old and new.
Remixaat is a limited CD release and currently available as a perk with our fundraising campaign. Reserve yours now at indiegogo.com/kalimat-magazine
If you have any Arabic songs you’d like to hear remixed, send us an email to...
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boikutt - Lahen Wahad (feat. Btar Mohammad) |...
DOSSIER: New Media
Music Wednesdays — After its first decade or so in the spotlight, Arabic hip-hop is growing in terms of lyrical content, performance dynamics, variety of language and register, and production. This track by boikutt, affiliated with Tashweesh, is a great example of this new wave.
I must admit, it was the production of this track got me instantly—the grainy sampling, the saturated...
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